Which has higher deliberative democracy index, Mexico or Papua New Guinea?

Papua New Guinea, at 0.248 against 0.246 in Mexico as of 2025.

What is the difference in deliberative democracy index between Mexico and Papua New Guinea?

0.002, with Papua New Guinea ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Mexico and Papua New Guinea?

126 years are reported by both, from 1900 to 2025.

Where does this data come from?

V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Deliberative Democracy Index. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Mexico vs Papua New Guinea: Deliberative Democracy Index

Mexico

0.246

in 2025

Papua New Guinea

0.248

in 2025

Mexico rank

105th

Papua New Guinea rank

104th

Deliberative Democracy Index over time

Mexico
Papua New Guinea

How they compare

Papua New Guinea currently reports 0.248 against 0.246 in Mexico, a difference of 0.002.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 126 shared years of data; in 1900 it was Mexico ahead.

Mexico ranks 105th and Papua New Guinea ranks 104th of 175 countries.

Across the 13 decades both report, Mexico averaged higher in 11 and Papua New Guinea in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Mexico	Papua New Guinea	Difference	Ahead
1900s	0.0312	0.02	0.0112	Mexico
1910s	0.0865	0.02	0.0665	Mexico
1920s	0.1171	0.02	0.0971	Mexico
1930s	0.1226	0.02	0.1026	Mexico
1940s	0.1301	0.0212	0.1089	Mexico
1950s	0.1343	0.0338	0.1005	Mexico
1960s	0.1185	0.0651	0.0534	Mexico
1970s	0.1411	0.2812	0.1401	Papua New Guinea
1980s	0.191	0.3458	0.1548	Papua New Guinea
1990s	0.3333	0.3298	0.0035	Mexico
2000s	0.5409	0.3198	0.2211	Mexico
2010s	0.5035	0.258	0.2455	Mexico
2020s	0.333	0.2485	0.0845	Mexico

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher deliberative democracy index, Mexico or Papua New Guinea?: Papua New Guinea, at 0.248 against 0.246 in Mexico as of 2025.
What is the difference in deliberative democracy index between Mexico and Papua New Guinea?: 0.002, with Papua New Guinea ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Mexico and Papua New Guinea?: 126 years are reported by both, from 1900 to 2025.
How do Mexico and Papua New Guinea rank globally for deliberative democracy index?: Mexico ranks 105th and Papua New Guinea ranks 104th of 175 countries.
Where does this data come from?: V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Deliberative Democracy Index. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Deliberative Democracy Index
Source: V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 175 places, 20,734 data points, 1900–2025
Last refreshed: 30 October 2026

Central estimate of the extent of suffrage, the freedom and fairness of elections, freedoms of association and expression, as well as the extent to which political elites justify their positions, justify them with the common good, acknowledge counterarguments, consult elites in policy changes, and society deliberates policy changes.